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Draft List of Former Sheffield Companies page (using Sheffield companies Template list as starting point)

Construction & Property

 * Henry Boot
 * JF Finnigans
 * M J Gleeson Group Plc
 * Powerminster was part of MJ Gleeson.

Food

 * Fletchers Bakery now part of Northern Foods
 * Kelham Island Brewery)
 * Hendersons (Sheffield) Ltd

Modern manufacturing

 * Ancon Clark
 * Berkart was Tinsley Wire Indistries Ltd TWIL
 * Bramah Engineering now part of Doncasters Plc Founded by John Bramah inventor
 * Richard Carr (Silversmiths)
 * Catterly Laser Cutting Co. •
 * Corus Group was British Steel now part of Tata of India
 * Davey Markham formed from merger with Markham & Co. + Davey Lowey
 * English Pewter Company
 * Firth Rixson formed from merger of parts of Firth Brown &
 * Sheffield Forgemasters Company - Reformed from parts of GKN and British Steel
 * Land Pyrometers
 * Outokumpu of Finland t/o Avesta Polarit which merged with BSC Stainless operations
 * ROM Reinforcement
 * Ronseal Paints
 * Tinsley Bridge
 * Wincro Metals
 * Wolf Safety Lamp Co. started as Wm. Maurice in 1880 too over the Wolf co of Leeds (started in Germany) moved to Heeley in 1913.

Retail

 * Atkinsons Stores
 * Cole brothers now John Lewis partnership
 * Cocanes
 * Ponsfords
 * Wigfalls - Bicycle builders and Household goods (HQ & warehouse at Rutland rd.)

Service industry

 * The Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire
 * HSBC - t/o Midland Bank
 * Irwin Mitchell
 * Zoo Digital

Technology

 * Sheffield Hallam University
 * PlusNet - now part of BT
 * Wilson Benesch
 * University of Sheffield

Distribution companies

 * Arnold Laver
 * Tuffnells Parcel Express
 * Williams Fastners
 * SIG Plc - Formerly Sheffield Insulations Group

Breweries

 * Barnsley Brewery - Oakwood Ales (1861-1961)
 * Bentley's Brewery - Rotherham
 * Duncan Gilmour - still seen on some pubs in towm
 * Hope & Anchor Brewery of Claywheels lane, Makers of Jubilee Stout
 * Mappins Brewery of Masbro Old Brewery, Rotherham. Founded by John Newton Mappin founder of the Mappin Art Gallery (related to Mappin of Mappin & Webb fame)
 * William Stones Brewery
 * Tennant Bros
 * S.H. Wards Brewery

Cutlers & Silver Smiths

 * Hawley Collection
 * Arthur Price
 * W. & S. Butcher - founded 1725 built Butcher works in 1835
 * James Dixon & Co.
 * Harrison Fisher
 * Hill Brothers - Horn Handle works, Broom close
 * Joseph Rodgers- Built the year Knife (now in the Hawley collection)
 * Mappin and Webb
 * Rodgers & Ibbertson
 * Taylors Eye-Witness Ltd
 * Viners
 * Walker & Hall- founded by George Walker & ? Hall
 * Thomas Ward - trade mark "Wardonia" razor blades
 * John Wilson's Ltd - Sycamore street, est. 1750, Diamond trade Mark
 * George Wostenholm - Washington Works
 * Thomas Wostenholm

Engineering and steel (Traditional heavy industry)

 * BOC
 * British Steel
 * British Steel Corporation
 * BSC Stainless


 * English Steel Corporation formed from Cammell & Vickers
 * Brown Bayley Steels
 * Newton, Chambers & Company
 * NCK-Rapier
 * Cammell - founded by Charles Cammell (1810-1879) had a whole string of works; Cyclops Works, Grimesthorpe Works, Yorkshire Steel & Iron Works, Derwent Iron & Steel Works in Workington,
 * Cammell Laird
 * Coopers (Fastners)
 * Chesterfield Cylinders
 * Cravens - Waggon works.
 * Daniel Doncasters Ltd
 * Davey McKee
 * Davey Lowevy
 * Trafalgar House Engineering
 * Davey Markham Ltd
 * Edgar Allen & Company
 * English Steel Corporation
 * Hadfields Limited
 * William Jessop & Sons
 * Jessop Saville & Company
 * Firth Brown Steels
 * Firth Vickers
 * Vickers Limited
 * Vicker, Son & Maxim
 * Laycocks
 * Samuel
 * Samuel Fox and Company
 * Samuel Osborn & Company
 * Sheffield Forgemasters
 * Thomas Ward
 * Tinsley Wire Industries Ltd (TWIL)
 * Sanderson Kayser
 * Steel, Peech and Tozer
 * United Steel Companies

Food Manufacture

 * Batchelors
 * Trebor Bassett Sweets
 * Thorntons Chocolates - moved to Alfreton

Surgical Instruments
Downs Surgical now B.Braun
 * Durham Duplex - razor blades
 * Harrison Bros & Howson
 * Hutton
 * Martin Hall
 * Needham, Veall & Tyzack
 * Swann Morton
 * Surmanco - Scissors & Surgical instruments
 * Skidmore - Implants
 * Thornton (Impants)

Tool manufactures

 * Dormer (Tools)
 * Footprint -
 * Henry Taylor
 * Neepsend
 * Stanley Tools (Sheffield)
 * Atkinsons (Saws) - Still going ?
 * Easterbrook Allcard & Company
 * G & J Hall - still going ?
 * Ketona (Shears)
 * GKN Ketona Ltd
 * Joseph Marples
 * Moore & Wright t/o by Neils
 * James Neil (Tools) •
 * Niloc Still going ?
 * Osborne Mushett subsidiary of ?
 * Paddley & Venables - Dronfield, still going
 * Record Ridgeway - still going
 * Rabone + Chesterman meged Rabone Chesterman t/o by Stanley
 * Shardlows T/o GKN
 * The Sheffield Twist Drill Company
 * Spear & Jackson - Still going ?
 * Sorby Tools - From Woodseats, moved to dronfield
 * Thomas Turner & Co.(Files & Knifes)
 * Tyzacks Sons & Turner(Saws)
 * Thomas Flinn & Co.
 * Standall Tools
 * Steadfast (Tools)
 * Tyzack Machine Knives


 * Wilsons- Skate makers (owned by Hattersly and Davidson, with Sorby).

Miscellaneous formerly - Sheffield based companies

 * Sheffield Brick Co. - Woodseats (Chesterfield Rd) quarry now a Homebase Store + Furniture Warehouse
 * Dyson Refractories - Tottley
 * Sheffield Coal Company •
 * Simplex Cars •
 * Yorkshire Engine Company
 * Thomas W. Ward - Scrap dealer, Quarries, Cemment manufactire (Ketton brand), owneed Fowlers of leeds, ther office is now Sheffield Chamber of Commerce down Savile st. they used a Elephant in the war to pull loads about. Taken over by Rio Tinto Zinc
 * Wragg Brickworks at Loxley
 * J&H Wilson Snuff millers at Westbrook (Top mill) - bought by Imperial Tobaccoin 1953 and closed in 1989 now offices.

People

 * Joseph Bramah - Inventor of the Hydraulic press, the Bramah lock, a Toilet the Bramah Pan Water Closet, and the beer pump.
 * John Brown
 * Charles Cammell - Cammell Laird
 * Thomas Firth -
 * James Neill -
 * Thomas Edward Vickers Albert Vickers - founders of the Vickers company
 * James Wilkinson ?-1805 Vicar of sheffield & JP lived at [[Broom Hall], founded Royal Infirmary.
 * George Wolstenholm 3rd 1800-1876 Washington works, and owned large area of Nether Edge (Washington Rd & Kenwood Rd) his house Kenwood is now the hotel (designed by Flockton and built 1849)
 * James Yates 1789-1881 cutler & fiunder. Wm. Yates co. and Yates & Harwood

Trade Marks
There are may differen marks register to local companies and granted by the Cutlers company.